The traditional self-governing medical staff is alive, and in many cases, necessary. Both regulatory standards and case law have made it clear that the medical staff is accountable to the governing body to oversee and manage the quality of medical care in the hospital...
As we mentioned in last month's column, an increasing number of hospitals are choosing to employ physicians. Unfortunately, many organizations have a shotgun approach to employment and hire any physician who qualifies for medical staff membership and clinical privileges. Or worse,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 5
After breathing a sigh of relief that your survey is over and before starting preparations for the next one, it’s important for the medical staff to recap their survey experience. This evaluative step allows medical staffs to gain a deeper understanding of where their organization falls on the...
Many medical staff and hospital leaders believe that employment is a panacea for misaligned incentives that currently characterize physician-hospital relationships. The bottom line is that physician employment can relieve some symptoms of misalignment if implemented correctly, but it is not a...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 4
I can’t believe I have been in this profession for more than two decades! Over the years, I have received a lot of advice, some good, some funny, some downright ridiculous, and some that has lasted me a lifetime. I would like to share some of that advice with you.
Last month, I wrote about a problem many organizations face when implementing clinical service lines. The way many clinical service lines are currently structured, it is unclear who owns the responsibility of ensuring physician performance—the organized medical staff, through its relevant...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 3
It’s important for MSPs solely managing a medical staff services department (MSSD) to draft their own job description so that others in the organization have a clear understanding of the role of the MSP. When others in the organization, especially the HR department, have a clear...
Hospitals and health systems are increasingly interested in designing and implementing clinical specialty service lines. Clinical service lines are designed to cut across organizational and disciplinary boundaries to organize patient care around one of the following:
• Specific diseases,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 1
Medical staffs should determine the criteria for APP privileges prior to accepting applications so you don’t have to cross that bridge at the last minute.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 4
